Domestic skills for home care workers

As a home care worker, you’ll likely be expected to perform domestic tasks that the person you support would struggle to complete on their own.

These may be tasks you’re familiar and comfortable with, or you might need a bit of guidance. Learn how to complete common domestic tasks, such as cooking, making the bed, or personal care needs, and the importance of maintaining a good standard of cleanliness and hygiene (infection control and prevention).

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• Domestic skills for home care workers 35:06

  • 1: Tutorial video: Domestic skills for home care workers Preview 03:06
  • 2: Transcript: Domestic skills for home care workers 02:00
  • 3: Reading text: Everyday tasks in the home 12:00
  • 4: Reading text: Cleaning the house 06:00
  • 5: Reading text: Nutrition and dietary requirements 09:00
  • 6: Reading text: Staying hydrated 03:00

• Health and safety in the home 21:00

  • 7: Presentation: Domestic tasks and PPE 02:00
  • 8: Reading text: Cleaning and decontamination 04:00
  • 9: Presentation: Cleaning tasks and infection control 07:00
  • 10: Presentation: Hazardous substances and control measures 05:00
  • 11: Reading text: Manual handling regulations (HSE) 03:00

• Activity section 02:00

  • 12: Activity sheet (optional) 02:00

• Assessment quiz 09:00

  • 13: Multiple-choice quiz 09:00

Learning outcomes

• You will know what is expected of you, in regards to domestic tasks, when caring for someone in their home
• You will understand the importance of building trust with the person you care for, and how disconcerting it might feel for them having someone unfamiliar in the house helping with tasks they were once able to do for themselves
• You will learn about the importance of infection prevention and control, safe manual handling for personal care needs, and safe and effective medicine management

Advantages of this course

• Whilst it’s important to keep a home tidy and well-presented for the self-esteem of the person you care for, it’s even more important to keep a home hygienically clean. The main reason you will be asked to complete cleaning tasks, such as wiping down kitchen surfaces or washing bed linen, is to eliminate harmful bacteria and ensure the health of the person you care for isn’t put in jeopardy. You may well be caring for someone with a weakened immune system so you should be sure to keep them safe from infection. This course contains crucial information on how to do this.
• You are also at risk of infection or illness when performing domestic tasks so this course explains good practice in food hygiene, hand hygiene, infection control, and how and when to use PPE
• Allergic reactions can happen when using unfamiliar household cleaners so this course explains signs and symptoms and what to do should you suspect an allergic reaction
• You may be using substances hazardous to health in the home care environment, guidance from the Health and Safety Executive is included
• Additional activities encourage you to reflect on your learning
• There is also suggested extended reading that gives both practical information and links to websites to expand knowledge

Laser Learning is a Skills for Care endorsed provider.

Home care or domiciliary workers

A computer, mobile, or tablet and an internet connection

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